Best
selling singles of 1962
About this compilation . . .
These Top 20 singles chart listings are based on sales statistics compiled
by the 'Record Retailer', 'Record Mirror' and 'Music Week' music papers.
The chart positions may differ from those quoted by
the BBC who, until 1968, compiled their own chart from a compilation of various
pop papers.
After 1967 the chart positions became standardised when
'Music Week', The BBC and The BPI started using weekly charts compiled by
the
British Market Research Bureau. For
the same reason, the eagle-eyed among you will notice, there are some slight
differences in entries between
this and my A-Z chart statistics. Please don't let me know exactly what they
are - this is due to a different compilation source being used.
There is no right or wrong 'official' chart before 1968. You pays yer money
an' you takes yer choice!
It was not uncommon for records to share positional listings i.e. there may
be more than one record in a particular chart position in any given week
- these are not misprints! And finally, ( we are SO good to you! ) to make
viewing easier......
No1 hits are
highlighted in BLUE and
Top10 hits are shown in GREEN
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Stranger On The Shore Acker
Bilk 2 I Remember You Frank Ifield 3 Rock-A-Hula Baby / Can't Help Falling In Love Elvis Presley 4 Wonderful Land The Shadows 5 Let's Twist Again Chubby Checker 6 The Young Ones Cliff Richard and The Shadows 7 A Picture Of You Joe Brown 8 Come Outside Mike Sarne 9 Good Luck Charm Elvis Presley 10 I Can't Stop Loving You Ray Charles |
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Telstar The Tornados 12 Speedy Gonzales Pat Boone 13 I'm Looking Out The Window / Do You Wanna Dance Cliff Richard and The Shadows 14 Things Bobby Darin 15 The Locomotion Little Eva 16 Tell Me What He Said Helen Shapiro 17 Nut Rocker B.Bumble and The Stingers 18 Roses Are Red Ronnie Carroll 19 Ginny Come Lately Brian Hyland 20 Wimoweh Karl Denver |
January
1962 |
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Stranger On The Shore |
Acker Bilk Danny Williams Sandy Nelson Pat Boone Frankie Vaughan Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen Del Shannon Russ Conway Billy Fury Petula Clark Bobby Darin Dave Brubeck Neil Sedaka Dorothy Provine The Springfields Dinah Washington Jimmy Darren Helen Shapiro Bobby Vee Bobby Vee Cliff Richard and The Shadows John Leyton Chubby Checker Leroy Vandyke The Tokens Joey Dee and The Starlighters Chubby Checker John D. Loudermilk Eden Kane The Everly Brothers Lonnie Donegan |
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February 1962 |
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The Young Ones |
Cliff
Richard and The Shadows Elvis Presley Bobby Darin Neil Sedaka Acker Bilk Chubby Checker Eden Kane Billy Fury Leroy Vandyke Sandy Nelson The Everly Brothers Chubby Checker Bobby Vee Adam Faith Joey Dee and The Starlighters The Tokens Lonnie Donegan Karl Denver Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen John D. Loudermilk Burl Ives Danny Williams Danny Williams Pat Boone Frankie Vaughan Kenny Ball Bernard Cribbins Russ Conway Helen Shapiro Dion |
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2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 - - - - - - - - - - |
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1 20 11 9 3 4 10 5 - 8 - 15 - - - - 6 - - 12 18 - - 19 7 13 14 16 17 |
March
1962 |
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ending
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10th
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17th
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24th
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31st
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Rock-A-Hula
Baby / Can't Help Falling In Love |
Elvis
Presley Chubby Checker Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen Cliff Richard and The Shadows Helen Shapiro Leroy Vandyke Eden Kane Karl Denver The Shadows The Everly Brothers Bernard Cribbins Burl Ives Dion Matt Monro Bobby Vee Acker Bilk Neil Sedaka Frankie Vaughan Billy Fury Russ Conway Johnny Keating Orchestra Pat Boone Acker Bilk Roy Orbison Sam Cooke Billy Fury Miki and Griff Danny Williams Bruce Channel Del Shannon Johnny Spence Orchestra |
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2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 - - - - - - - - - - - |
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4 5 3 6 12 8 7 2 9 15 14 10 13 - 11 - 17 - 16 18 19 20 - - - - - - - - |
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5 4 7 2 15 14 6 1 13 12 16 10 11 - 8 - - - - 17 - - 9 18 - 19 20 25 24 23 |
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5 8 11 2 17 20 6 1 16 9 - 13 10 - 7 - - - - 14 - - 4 15 - - - 12 18 19 |
April
1962 |
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ending
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Wonderful
Land Tell Me What He Said Dream Baby Rock-A-Hula Baby / Can't Help Falling In Love Wimoweh Stranger On The Shore Twistin' The Night Away Hey Little Girl Hole In The Ground Softly As I Leave You Theme From Z Cars Hey! Baby Let's Twist Again March Of The Siamese Children The Wanderer The Young Ones Dr Kildare Theme Never Goodbye Love Me Warm And Tender When My Little Girl Is Smiling When My Little Girl Is Smiling Speak To Me Pretty The Maigret Theme Nut Rocker Wonderful World Of The Young The Party's Over back to top of page |
The
Shadows Helen Shapiro Roy Orbison Elvis Presley Karl Denver Acker Bilk Sam Cooke Del Shannon Bernard Cribbins Matt Monro Johnny Keating Orchestra Bruce Channel Chubby Checker Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen Dion Cliff Richard and The Shadows Johnny Spence Orchestra Karl Denver Paul Anka Craig Douglas Jimmy Justice Brenda Lee Joe Loss Orchestra B. Bumble and The Stingers Danny Williams Lonnie Donegan |
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May
1962 |
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ending
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26th
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Wonderful
Land Hey Little Girl Hey! Baby Nut Rocker Dream Baby Tell Me What He Said Speak To Me Pretty Rock-A-Hula Baby / Can't Help Falling In Love Never Goodbye Stranger On The Shore Wonderful World Of The Young Twistin' The Night Away Theme From Z Cars When My Little Girl Is Smiling When My Little Girl Is Smiling The Party's Over Love Letters Let's Twist Again Young World Dr Kildare Theme Good Luck Charm I'm Looking Out The Window / Do You Want To Dance As You Like It Last Night Was Made For Love Ginny Come Lately Come Outside I Don't Know Why Lonely City back to top of page |
The Shadows Del Shannon Bruce Channel B. Bumble and The Stingers Roy Orbison Helen Shapiro Brenda Lee Elvis Presley Karl Denver Acker Bilk Danny Williams Sam Cooke Johnny Keating Orchestra Craig Douglas Jimmy Justice Lonnie Donegan Ketty Lester Chubby Checker Ricky Nelson Johnny Spence Orchestra Elvis Presley Cliff Richard and The Shadows Adam Faith Billy Fury Brian Hyland Mike Sarne Eden Kane John Leyton |
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5 4 2 7 17 3 14 10 15 8 11 18 13 12 9 6 - 19 - 16 19 23 26 36 46 50 35 |
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8 10 1 14 - 5 16 11 13 12 18 - 20 9 17 6 - - - 2 4 7 15 19 29 28 25 |
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8 14 2 - - 7 16 15 12 13 - - - 9 19 4 - - - 1 3 5 11 10 17 18 20 |
June
1962 |
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ending
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2nd
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9th
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16th
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23rd
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30th
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Good
Luck Charm I'm Looking Out The Window / Do You Want To Dance Nut Rocker Last Night Was Made For Love As You Like It Come Outside Love Letters I Don't Know Why Wonderful Land Ginny Come Lately Stranger On The Shore When My Little Girl Is Smiling Wonderful World Of The Young Speak To Me Pretty Hey Little Girl The Party's Over Green Leaves Of Summer A Picture Of You How Can I Meet Her Lonely City Unsquare Dance Lover Please Sharing You Jezebel A Little Love A Little Kiss Ain't That Funny I Can't Stop Loving You Deep In The Heart Of Texas English Country Garden Theme From Dr Kildare Yes My Darling Daughter back to top of page |
Elvis
Presley Cliff Richard and The Shadows B. Bumble and The Stingers Billy Fury Adam Faith Mike Sarne Ketty Lester Eden Kane The Shadows Brian Hyland Acker Bilk Jimmy Justice Danny Williams Brenda Lee Del Shannon Lonnie Donegan Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen Joe Brown and The Bruvvers The Everly Brothers John Leyton Dave Brubeck Maureen and The Vernon Girls Bobby Vee Marty Wilde Karl Denver Jimmy Justice Ray Charles Duane Eddy Jimmy Rodgers Richard Chamberlain Eydie Gorme |
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4 10 6 14 1 - 11 - 5 9 - - - - - 12 2 16 - 18 - 17 - 19 15 8 - 7 13 20 |
July 1962 |
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ending
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21st
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28th
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Come
Outside A Picture Of You Good Luck Charm I Can't Stop Loving You Ginny Come Lately I'm Looking Out The Window / Do You Want To Dance Green Leaves Of Summer Ain't That Funny Stranger On The Shore Sharing You Last Night Was Made For Love English Country Garden As You Like It Here Comes That Feeling I Don't Know Why Yes My Darling Daughter Theme From Dr Kildare Don't Ever Change Nut Rocker A Little Love A Little Kiss Our Favourite Melodies I Remember You Palisades Park Speedy Gonzales Right Said Fred Ya Ya Twist Little Miss Lonely back to top of page |
Mike
Sarne Joe Brown and The Bruvvers Elvis Presley Ray Charles Brian Hyland Cliff Richard and The Shadows Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen Jimmy Justice Acker Bilk Bobby Vee Billy Fury Jimmy Rodgers Adam Faith Brenda Lee Eden Kane Eydie Gorme Richard Chamberlain The Crickets B. Bumble and The Stingers Karl Denver Craig Douglas Frank Ifield Freddy Cannon Pat Boone Bernard Cribbins Petula Clark Helen Shapiro |
Parlophone Piccadilly RCA HMV HMV Columbia Pye Pye Columbia Liberty Decca Columbia Parlophone Brunswick Decca CBS MGM Liberty Top Rank Decca Columbia Columbia Stateside London Parlophone Pye Columbia |
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3 4 1 5 6 15 9 17 13 12 8 19 7 18 10 - 14 - - 16 11 20 40 21 23 48 |
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1962 |
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ending
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I Remember You I Can't Stop Loving You Speedy Gonzales A Picture Of You Don't Ever Change Come Outside Here Comes That Feeling Little Miss Lonely English Country Garden Right Said Fred Let There Be Love Our Favourite Melodies Good Luck Charm Ya Ya Twist Sharing You Things Ain't That Funny Ginny Come Lately Cindy's Birthday Stranger On The Shore Once Upon A Dream I'm Just A Baby Breaking Up Is Hard To Do Guitar Tango Roses Are Red Vacation Sealed With A Kiss Roses Are Red Dancing Party back to top of page |
Frank
Ifield Ray Charles Pat Boone Joe Brown and The Bruvvers The Crickets Mike Sarne Brenda Lee Helen Shapiro Jimmy Rodgers Bernard Cribbins Nat 'King' Cole and George Shearing Craig Douglas Elvis Presley Petula Clark Bobby Vee Bobby Darin Jimmy Justice Brian Hyland Shane Fenton and The Fentones Acker Bilk Billy Fury Louise Cordet Neil Sedaka The Shadows Ronnie Carroll Connie Francis Brian Hyland Bobby Vinton Chubby Checker |
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September
1962 |
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ending
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15th
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22nd
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29th
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Remember You Speedy Gonzales Things Guitar Tango Sealed With A Kiss Roses Are Red Once Upon A Dream Breaking Up Is Hard To Do I Can't Stop Loving You Vacation Little Miss Lonely Let There Be Love I'm Just A Baby So Do I Pick A Bale Of Cotton A Picture Of You Ballad Of Paladin Don't Ever Change Dancing Party Main Theme From The Man With The Golden Arm She's Not You Don't That Beat All It'll Be Me Telstar Will I What? Spanish Harlem Sheila The Locomotion What Now My Love You Don't Know Me back to top of page |
Frank
Ifield Pat Boone Bobby Darin The Shadows Brian Hyland Ronnie Carroll Billy Fury Neil Sedaka Ray Charles Connie Francis Helen Shapiro Nat 'King' Cole and George Shearing Louise Cordet Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen Lonnie Donegan Joe Brown and The Bruvvers Duane Eddy The Crickets Chubby Checker Jet Harris Elvis Presley Adam Faith Cliff Richard and The Shadows The Tornados Mike Sarne Jimmy Justice Tommy Roe Little Eva Shirley Bassey Ray Charles |
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8 5 10 6 4 16 7 - - - - - 19 14 - 13 - - 15 1 9 3 11 20 - 12 17 18 23 |
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15 6 11 7 5 20 9 - - - - - - 18 - 17 - - 16 1 8 2 3 19 - 10 13 14 12 |
October
1962 |
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ending
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Telstar She's Not You It'll Be Me Sheila The Locomotion It Might As Well Rain Until September Sealed With A Kiss I Remember You You Don't Know Me Don't That Beat All Roses Are Red Things What Now My Love Breaking Up Is Hard To Do Guitar Tango It Started All Over Again Speedy Gonzales Reminiscing Ramblin' Rose Main Theme From The Man With The Golden Arm Lonely Venus In Blue Jeans Let's Dance Sherry Swiss Maid Devil Woman Lovesick Blues back to top of page |
The
Tornados Elvis Presley Cliff Richard and The Shadows Tommy Roe Little Eva Carole King Brian Hyland Frank Ifield Ray Charles Adam Faith Ronnie Carroll Bobby Darin Shirley Bassey Neil Sedaka The Shadows Brenda Lee Pat Boone Buddy Holly Nat 'King' Cole Jet Harris Acker Bilk Mark Wynter Chris Montez The Four Seasons Del Shannon Marty Robbins Frank Ifield |
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9 11 3 2 3 - 14 12 20 19 - 8 - - 18 - - 5 - 17 6 7 15 10 13 16 |
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November
1962 |
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ending
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Telstar Let's Dance The Locomotion Venus In Blue Jeans Lovesick Blues It Might As Well Rain Until September Ramblin' Rose Swiss Maid Sheila She's Not You Sherry Devil Woman What Now My Love You Don't Know Me It'll Be Me Lonely Bobby's Girl I Remember You It Started All Over Again No One Can Make My Sunshine Smile Because Of Love Oh Lonesome Me Sun Arise Dance With The Guitar Man Must Be Madison Love Me Tender James Bond Theme back to top of page |
The
Tornados Chris Montez Little Eva Mark Wynter Frank Ifield Carole King Nat 'King' Cole Del Shannon Tommy Roe Elvis Presley The Four Seasons Marty Robbins Shirley Bassey Ray Charles Cliff Richard and The Shadows Acker Bilk Susan Maughan Frank Ifield Brenda Lee The Everly Brothers Billy Fury Craig Douglas Rolf Harris Duane Eddy Joe Loss Orchestra Richard Chamberlain John Barry Orchestra |
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2 7 5 1 11 8 3 10 - 9 12 16 17 - - 6 15 - 14 - 19 13 18 20 23 21 |
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2 7 6 1 12 11 3 14 - 8 9 20 - - - 5 17 - 13 - 16 15 10 - 18 19 |
December
1962 |
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ending
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29th
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Lovesick
Blues Swiss Maid Bobby's Girl Let's Dance Devil Woman Dance With The Guitar Man Venus In Blue Jeans Sun Arise Telstar The Locomotion No One Can Make My Sunshine Smile Ramblin' Rose Sherry The Main Attraction Oh Lonesome Me James Bond Theme Love Me Tender It Might As Well Rain Until September I Remember You It Only Took A Minute The Next Time Must Be Madison Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree Return To Sender Desafinado A Forever Kind Of Love Love Me Do Dance On! Like I Do Your Cheating Heart We're Gonna Go Fishin' Me And My Shadow back to top of page |
Frank
Ifield Del Shannon Susan Maughan Chris Montez Marty Robbins Duane Eddy Mark Wynter Rolf Harris The Tornados Little Eva The Everly Brothers Nat 'King' Cole The Four Seasons Pat Boone Craig Douglas John Barry Orchestra Richard Chamberlain Carole King Frank Ifield Joe Brown and The Bruvvers Cliff Richard and The Shadows Joe Loss Orchestra Brenda Lee Elvis Presley Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd Bobby Vee The Beatles The Shadows Maureen Evans Ray Charles Hank Locklin Frank Sinatra |
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